How far will pollen travel

Was planning on moving selected male maybe 200 yds. Did I hear Greenhouse video say pollen has traveled hundreds of kms.
 

Larry {the} Gardener

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In the correct conditions, maybe 28 miles, but in normal conditions, maybe a mile or two.
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Damn, that is further than I would have thought. I'm growing two kinds bag seed in one of my patches, and they may be too close {1/2 mile} to the other stuff. If my Sidetracked: strain would make a few males like normal dope, I wouldn't have even planted them. But I want to make sure I have some sort of pollen.
 

Smidge34

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I've had a male prevailing down wind within 50 yards with zero seeds. I have also had plants with several seeds -- no nanners or hermies -- and no male plant anywhere around (that I knew of). Hope that helps lmao.
 

CA MTN MAN

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Last year I had some males up on my hillside probably 100 yards away from my other plants and none of them got pollinated.. I also had some other plants that were about 20 yards away that did get pollinated... So it's somewhere between 20-100 yard
 

Larry {the} Gardener

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Last year I had some males up on my hillside probably 100 yards away from my other plants and none of them got pollinated.. I also had some other plants that were about 20 yards away that did get pollinated... So it's somewhere between 20-100 yard
That makes me feel better. I'm hoping for so many males I will have to make a chart just to keep track of them all. Most likely that will not happen.
 

420monster

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That makes me feel better. I'm hoping for so many males I will have to make a chart just to keep track of them all. Most likely that will not happen.
Why do you want that many males? a little bit of pollen can make 1000 seeds

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Larry {the} Gardener

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Why do you want that many males? a little bit of pollen can make 1000 seeds

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The strain I'm growing doesn't make very many males. I'm growing out the F2's, looking for that golden bean. I will choose the best male{s}, but it would be nice to have more to choose from.
 
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